What to Know
- Three men were changing a tire on I-95 in the Bronx when they were hit by a Toyota minivan, police say
- One of the men was killed and the two others were rushed to a hospital in stable condition
- There's no shoulder in the area where they were changing the tire and it appeared they were in the fast lane when they were hit
One man was killed and two other men were injured when they were hit by a minivan as they changed a tire on I-95 in the Bronx Thursday morning.
Police said that the three men were changing the tire near exit 11 when they were hit by a Toyota Sienna just before 2 a.m.
It appeared the men had been changing the tire in the fast lane of the busy interstate when the van crashed into them.
A 29-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The two men he was with were taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.
It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the 52-year-old driver of the Sienna.
Traffic was backed up, with only one or two lanes moving, until shortly before 6 a.m. when investigators left.
